赁
賃lìn
#3,095 most
frequent character
to rent
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
赁 has 贝, shell currency, as its meaning part, and 任 rèn for sound. It first meant 'employed by someone,' then grew to 'to hire' and 'to rent.' The sound match with 任 is loose.
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